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The Best Name EventNewsPeople

The Best Name

Appeared in 2026 Fall Ranch Record. Story by Bob Welch. Kyle Best carries on a…

Adrian HawkinsSeptember 17, 2026

One Day at a Time EventNewsPeople

One Day at a Time

Appeared in 2026 Fall Ranch Record. Story by Bob Welch. Arlon Baize earns the RHA’s…

Adrian HawkinsSeptember 16, 2026

Forst to Be Reckoned With NewsPeople

Forst to Be Reckoned With

Article appears in the Fall 2026 Ranch Record; story and photography by Ross Hecox Since…

Adrian HawkinsSeptember 10, 2026

Lessons From a One-Room Schoolhouse HistoryPeople

Lessons From a One-Room Schoolhouse

One-room ranch schoolhouses offered not just education but also a connection to community.  By Sue Hancock…

Adrian HawkinsSeptember 4, 2026

The Ralston Family Winchester Collection HistoryNews

The Ralston Family Winchester Collection

For Benjamin Ralston, collecting Winchester firearms was about preserving the stories of the American West.…

Adrian HawkinsAugust 3, 2026

Ranching Heritage Center Celebrates 50 Years of Growth, 60 Years of Effort HeritageHistoryNews

Ranching Heritage Center Celebrates 50 Years of Growth, 60 Years of Effort

Article by Sue Hancock Jones for the Spring 2026 Ranch Record. Film and television star…

Adrian HawkinsJune 17, 2026

Photos | 2026 Summer Stampede Western Art & Gear Show Uncategorized

Photos | 2026 Summer Stampede Western Art & Gear Show

The Summer Stampede Western Art & Gear Show presented by Capital Farm Credit, celebrated its…

Adrian HawkinsJune 11, 2026

Rural Shopping HeritageHistory

Rural Shopping

Article by Bob Welch for the Fall 2025 Ranch Record. Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1897…

Adrian HawkinsJune 10, 2026

Keeping Ranching Roots Strong: How One Family Found a Lending Partner for Generations People

Keeping Ranching Roots Strong: How One Family Found a Lending Partner for Generations

Tate feeding his cattle. Courtesy of Capital Farm Credit. Ranching heritage runs deep in Texas,…

Adrian HawkinsMay 5, 2026

Advice in a Time of Plenty News

Advice in a Time of Plenty

By Bob Welch for the 2026 Winter Ranch Record. This colored engraving, titled, “Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s…

Adrian HawkinsMay 4, 2026

2026 Ranch Day | Photos & Recap Event

2026 Ranch Day | Photos & Recap

It was a beautiful day for Ranch Day this year on Saturday, April 25, 2026!…

Adrian HawkinsApril 30, 2026

2026 Quailapalooza Recap with Texas Tech Quail Event

2026 Quailapalooza Recap with Texas Tech Quail

Young wildlife biologists gathered at the Ranch on Saturday, April 18, to learn all about…

Adrian HawkinsApril 21, 2026

Summer Internship Opportunities Uncategorized

Summer Internship Opportunities

The National Ranching Heritage Center is excited to accept applications for , for summer 2026…

Adrian HawkinsApril 9, 2026

Bar T Bar Ranches Use Ranchbot Monitoring Technology for Stewardship of Water and Labor in Arizona’s High Desert News

Bar T Bar Ranches Use Ranchbot Monitoring Technology for Stewardship of Water and Labor in Arizona’s High Desert

The “Culture of Stewardship” is so important to Bob and Judy Prosser that they have…

Adrian HawkinsMarch 26, 2026

America’s First Female Superstar | The Story of Annie Oakley HeritageHistoryPeople

America’s First Female Superstar | The Story of Annie Oakley

Article appears in the Fall 2025 Ranch Record; written by Sue Hancock Jones After touring…

Adrian HawkinsJanuary 13, 2026

Stitched Together | 1930s Friendship Quilt HeritageHistory

Stitched Together | 1930s Friendship Quilt

Friendship quilts stitched together a story of friendship, community, and artistry. Photo by Adrian Hawkins,…

Adrian HawkinsJanuary 6, 2026

Feline Fixers | How Cats Earned Their Place in Ranch History HeritageHistory

Feline Fixers | How Cats Earned Their Place in Ranch History

Barn cats out on the hunt. Photo by Adrian Hawkins. Out on the ranch, not…

Adrian HawkinsOctober 29, 2025

Pecos Bilberry | Jeff Bilberry 2025 RHA Working Cowboy Award-West HeritagePeople

Pecos Bilberry | Jeff Bilberry 2025 RHA Working Cowboy Award-West

Appeared in the 2025 Summer Ranch Record. Written by Ross Hecox. Jeff Bilberry views his…

Adrian HawkinsOctober 3, 2025

The Legacy of a Top Hand: Tom Moorhouse RHA Working Cowboy Award-East HeritagePeople

The Legacy of a Top Hand: Tom Moorhouse RHA Working Cowboy Award-East

Article appears in Summer 2025 Ranch Record; written by Bob Welch Tom Moorhouse still sits…

Adrian HawkinsOctober 1, 2025

Answering the Call | Jan Lyons 2025 National Golden Spur Award HeritagePeople

Answering the Call | Jan Lyons 2025 National Golden Spur Award

Article appears in Summer 2025 Ranch Record; written by Bob Welch 2025 National Golden Spur…

Adrian HawkinsSeptember 18, 2025

The Prickly Pear Cactus | A Legacy of Resilience and Resourcefulness HeritageHistory

The Prickly Pear Cactus | A Legacy of Resilience and Resourcefulness

Across the rugged landscapes of the American West, one plant stood as a symbol of…

Adrian HawkinsAugust 15, 2025

The Daddy of ‘Em All | The Ranching Roots of America’s Favorite Rodeo HeritageHistory

The Daddy of ‘Em All | The Ranching Roots of America’s Favorite Rodeo

Article appears in Summer 2024 Ranch Record; written by Julie Mankin Tom Larson is pictured…

Adrian HawkinsAugust 1, 2025

Kansas Rancher Jan Lyons to Receive 47th National Golden Spur Award NewsPeople

Kansas Rancher Jan Lyons to Receive 47th National Golden Spur Award

Pictured are Jan and her husband, Frank. Jan Lyons of Manhattan, Kansas, has been selected…

Adrian HawkinsJune 2, 2025

The Cowboy Artists of America HeritagePeople

The Cowboy Artists of America

By Lauren Feldman | Article from Winter 2025 Ranch Record The four men bellied up…

Adrian HawkinsMay 19, 2025

From the Ashes HeritageNewsPeople

From the Ashes

The Case of the Monster Fire On March 6, 2017, Erickson’s ranch in northeast Roberts…

Adrian HawkinsMay 1, 2025

John Levacy | 35 Years of Bringing Ranching to Life HeritagePeople

John Levacy | 35 Years of Bringing Ranching to Life

Levacy pictured in the historic Masterson JY Bunkhouse, captured by Adrian Hawkins, NRHC Communications Manager.…

Adrian HawkinsApril 25, 2025

From Ranch to Table: How One West Texas Family is Bringing Consumers Closer to Their Food. HeritagePeople

From Ranch to Table: How One West Texas Family is Bringing Consumers Closer to Their Food.

Jessica and Austin Ham with their children, captured by Adrian Hawkins, NRHC Communications Manager. Did…

Adrian HawkinsMarch 20, 2025

Tejon Ranch | Predating the State of California HeritageHistory

Tejon Ranch | Predating the State of California

Imagine a ranch so large that you could walk all day, never get cell reception…

Adrian HawkinsMarch 18, 2025

Cattle Rustling: An Old Crime Being Committed in New Ways History

Cattle Rustling: An Old Crime Being Committed in New Ways

By Bob Welch | Story from 2024 Fall Ranch Record This 1909 Charlie Russell painting,…

Adrian HawkinsFebruary 25, 2025